Legal Opinion

Zens v. Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad

South Dakota Supreme Court

Decided December 18, 1991No. 17349PublishedCited by 32 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WUEST, Justice.

This is an appeal by plaintiffs, a husband and wife (hereinafter Zenses) from a jury verdict and judgment in favor of defendants, Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad and Aberdeen Township (hereinafter Railroad & Township) in a personal injury action. This is the second appeal of this proceeding. The first appeal, reversing a summary judgment in favor of the defendants, remanded the matter for a jury trial. Zens v. Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pac. R., 386 N.W.2d 475 (S.D.1986) (Zens I). We affirm the trial court.

In the summer of 1981, Mr. Zens was employed by…

2Cases cited27 opinions

  1. Muncie Aviation Corporation v. Party Doll Fleet, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1975
  2. Shaffer v. Honeywell, Inc.South Dakota Supreme Court · 1976
  3. Schmidt v. Wildcat Cave, Inc.South Dakota Supreme Court · 1977
  4. United States v. Frank Mangan and Kevin ManganCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1978
  5. Johnson v. John Deere Co.South Dakota Supreme Court · 1981

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3Cited by32 opinions

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